Governance Documents

Explore the Integrity Council’s Charter and Principles that guide our work to achieve a high-integrity voluntary carbon market

Partnering with Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities to Achieve a High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Market

Discover ICVCM’s approach to working with representatives of IPs & LCs.

Key Governance Principles and Mandate for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

Explore the Integrity Council’s Charter and Principles that guide our work to achieve a high-integrity voluntary carbon market.

Charter of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

The Integrity Council’s charter has been adopted by a resolution of the Integrity Council’s Governing Board.

Integrity Council’s Conflict of Interest policy

Read the Integrity Council’s Conflict of Interest policy

Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets Policies

Read the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets Policies

Modalities and Procedures

Read the Integrity Council’s Modalities and Procedures

ICVCM Limited Articles of Association

ICVCM Limited Annual Report & Accounts

Terms and procedures for the Standards Oversight Committee of ICVCM

Terms and procedures for the Market & Communications Committee of ICVCM

Terms and procedures for the Expert Panel of ICVCM

Terms and procedures for the Governance Committee of ICVCM

Archived Resources

The below documents were published as part of the release of the updated Core Carbon Principles in March 2023. To find the latest documents, including the full Assessment Framework, please click here.

Foreword

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Core Carbon Principles

Part 3: Summary for Decision Makers

Part 4: Assessment Framework

Part 5: Definitions

Part 6: Assessment Procedure

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Read the ICVCM CCP Fact Sheet

Feedback Statement Resources

The Integrity Council gathered feedback from commentary received during the public consultation period and from an array of workshops and briefings to different stakeholder groups. Audiences engaged included carbon-crediting programmes, carbon project developers, market participants, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs & LCs), environmental NGOs, industry, science and academia, business associations, financial regulators, governments, multilateral organisations and other climate transition initiatives.

The briefings and workshops reached 1300+ people in 60 countries in 4 languages and were designed to drive alignment, foster endorsement, and build relationships. Participants and respondents provided both generic and detailed comments and suggestions for improvements to these proposals.

The Integrity Council is including this Feedback Statement to further provide transparency on the process and outcomes relating to updating the CCPs, the program-level Assessment Framework, and the Assessment Procedure, including both external inputs and internal recommendations and decision-making. This Feedback Statement will be updated with the release of the category-level Assessment Framework in Q2 2023.

Feedback Statement

Feedback Statement - Public Comment Summary

Feedback Statement - Key Issues and Recommendations

Core Carbon Principles Public Briefing

IPs and LCs Briefing